The SCHMETZ "SUPER" Needle is approximately 43cm (17″) tall. This large-scale household needle is eleven times the size of a regular home sewing needle. Spiff up your sewing room with a large-scale model of your favorite sewing machine needle. The SUPER Needle is great for class demos. The "SUPER" needle is structurally correct to how the details that make each SCHMETZ needle an engineering marvel and a sewing room essential! Needle is made of a metal alloy. Includes needle model, wood base, and wing nut (to attach to base).